All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 104
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Oil alone not enough to support ageing Norway, IMF warns
[16:53 CEST 12-06] NORWAY – Reforming early retirement provisions is one of the most pressing issues to ensure a sustainable pension system in the future, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the Norwegian government.
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Swiss pension cuts postponed
[16:52 CEST 12-06] SWITZERLAND – The second chamber of the Swiss parliament criticised its fellow parliamentarians for rushing a reform of the pension system.
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Pension fund interest in private equity rises 26%
[16:51 CEST 12-06] EUROPE – Private equity firms in Europe raised a record sum of €112bn in 2006, an increase of 56.4% from the year before, and pension funds contributed more than ever to this growth.
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Mercer seeks 30 consultants for pension risk group
[15:59 CEST 11/06] EUROPE – Mercer is pooling its accounting, funding and investment expertise in a European Financial Strategy Group (FSG) to advise corporate clients on pension fund risks.
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Greek intervention bonds JP Morgan deal
[15:56 CEST 11/06] GREECE – JP Morgan and the four pension funds involved in the disputed bond deal have reached a buy-back agreement.
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IPE QUEST: Lærernes in Japan search
[15:50 CEST 11/06] DENMARK – The DKK24.5bn (€3.3bn) Danish Teachers' Pension and Life (Lærernes Pension) is looking for a Japanese equities manager using IPE-QUEST.
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IORP review will include solvency - McCreevy
[12:58 CEST 11/06] EUROPE – A review of the IORP directive starting next year will consider a solvency system for pension arrangements, Charlie McCreevy, EU commissioner for Internal Market and Services, told a conference on Friday.
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Pension funds drive SRI boom in France
[13:15 CEST 08/06] FRANCE – Socially responsible investment (SRI) by institutions more than doubled in France last year.
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Berkshire chooses actuary
[11:12 CEST 08/06] UK – The £1.4bn (€2.1bn) Berkshire pension fund has chosen Barnett Waddingham as its new actuary.
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Pensions are "deal or no deal" issue in M&As - LCP
[16:55 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL – Getting pension accounting sorted and knowing a company's true pension costs now rank among the most important issues in any merger and acquisition transaction, Lane Clarke & Peacock (LCP) has told company representatives.
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OECD raps all members over pension reforms
16:52 CEST 07/06] GLOBAL – Some countries are "phasing in pension reforms too slowly", the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) states in its latest "Pensions at a Glance" report.
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SRI set to change, says SVM
[13:20 CEST 07/06] EUROPE – Socially responsible investment (SRI) will evolve more towards investors wanting to engage in companies rather than disinvest from them, SVM Asset Management is convinced.
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IPE-QUEST: $20m Swiss emerging markets mandate
[17:16 CEST 06/06] SWITZERLAND – A Swiss pension fund is looking for a manager for a $20m (€15m) active global emerging markets equity portfolio.
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NBIM seeks head for new department
[17:16 CEST 06/06] NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management (NIBM) is looking for its first permanent head of corporate governance and will increase the team in the department by at least three people over the coming months.
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Lonely voice against ombudsman merger
[17:07 CEST 06/06] UK – The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is opposed to plans to integrate the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) within the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS).
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Kent appoints UK equity manager
[17:04 CEST 06/06] UK – The £2.4bn (€3.6bn) Kent County Council Superannuation Scheme has finalised the restructuring of its UK equities portfolio by naming Invesco Perpetual.
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FRR chooses three more for private equity
[17:03 CEST 06/06] FRANCE – The €32bn Fonds de réserves pour les retraites (FRR) has awarded mandates to Pantheon Ventures, Access Capital Partners and Lehman Brothers International Europe.
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Confusion over voluntary entry in Romania
ROMANIA – The Private Pensions Commission has changed its mind and will now allow Romanians aged 35 to 45 more time to choose whether or not to join a second-pillar pension fund.
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UK pensions ombudsmen to be merged
[16:30 CEST 05/06] UK – Retail and institutional pensions regulatory bodies will remain separate but the UK pensions ombudsmen's offices will be merged, minister for pension reform James Purnell has announced.
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Slovenia takes tentative reform step
SLOVENIA – Early retirement will be penalised under a new law proposed by the Slovenian government but there is no increase in the statutory retirement age.
